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P/N 1072898A • REV 1.0 • ISS 28JAN15
Package contents
The TruVision TVE H.264 IP video encoder is shipped with the
following items:
•
TVE encoder
•
Power adaptor
•
Power cable
•
Quick start guide
•
CD (includes the user manual and TruVision Device
Manager)
Network settings
Use TruVision Device Manager to find and configure the IP
address and other parameters of the device. This tool
automatically identifies TruVision devices that support “auto-
discovery” anywhere on the network, even in different subnets.
The TruVision Device Manager tool can be found on the CD
shipped with the encoder.
To install the TruVision Device Manager:
1. Insert the CD in the computer’s CD/DVD drive.
2. Browse to the folder Tools and double-click the Setup file
located in the folder.
3. Following the instructions, select the folder where setup
will install the files then click
Next
.
4. The program requires a utility called WinPcap to be
installed on the computer. If it is already installed, go to
step 5. If the program is not installed, the WinPcap window
appears. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. The TruVision Device Manager Wizard appears. Click
Finish
to complete its installation. The shortcut icon
appears on your desktop.
Using the TruVision Device Manager
1. Double-click the shortcut icon to open the tool. Click
Device Finder
to begin the discovery process. The list of
TruVision devices located on your network appears.
Note
: The TruVision Device Manager can only detect
devices that are on the same LAN. The tool cannot detect
devices placed on a VLAN.
2. Change the device settings as required. Click
X on the
top left
when completed.
Before you start
Before accessing the browser, you need to configure the
network settings of the encoder. Connect the encoder to the
LAN, and connect a computer to the same LAN as the
encoder.
The encoder’s factory default user name is admin and the
password is 1234. The encoder’s factory default IP address is
192.168.1.70.
Accessing the web browser
The on-screen display menus are in English, Simplified
Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
To access the web browser:
1. Open the web browser and enter the IP address of the
encoder (for example, http://192.168.1.70). Press the
Enter
key on the computer. The system displays the login
window.
2. Enter the user name (default: admin) and password
(default: 1234) to log into the system. The main page of
the encoder appears, which is Live View by default (see
Figure 3.
Live view
Figure 3: Live view
Table 1: Description of the live view functions
Name
Description
1. Menu toolbar
Lets you do the following:
•
View live video
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Play back video
•
Search for event logs
•
Configure settings
•
Exit the interface
2. Viewer
View live video.
3. Device list
Display the encoder and its channels.
4. Display format
Define how you want video to be displayed
in the viewer; single window, 2X2, 3X3 or
4X4.
When in multiview mode, double-click on a
video tile to get full-screen mode. Double-
click again to return to multiview mode.
Click to switch to full screen mode.
5. Video function toolbar
Switch to main or sub stream.
/
Click to start/stop live view.
/
Click to manually start/stop recording video.
Enable digital Zoom
Click to capture a snapshot of a video
image. The image is saved on the
computer.
